INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE--Gov. Bob Taft confers with Lt. Gov. Maureen O'Conner during a cabinet meeting where Taft appointed O'Conner as chair of the Interagency Task Force on Ohio Security, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001. The group will prepare strategy for dealing with terrorist threats and work with Gov. Tom Ridge of the Office of Homeland Security. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)

BAD FINANCIAL NEWS--Budget Director Tom Johnson is seen during a cabinet meeting where he said the the state faces a $500 million shortfall during this year and possibly next year, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)

OHIO REAPPORTIONMENT--House Speaker Larry Householder, R-Glenford, testifies about the State Apportionment Committee's recomendation while state auditor Jim Petro views a map during hearings, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)

OHIO REAPPORTIONMENT--Senate Minority Leader Leigh Herington, D-Ravenna, questions a witness during a hearing by the State Apportionment Board, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)

OHIO REAPPORTIONMENT--Visitors to a hearing by the State Apportionment Board hold various maps, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)

OHIO REAPPORTIONMENT--Ohio GOP Chairman Bob Bennett is all smiles during a hearing of the State Apportionment Board, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)